NASA has selected the SCORPIUS design along with three other international finalists within the lunar transporter theme to present to NASA and aerospace industry leaders as a part of the annual 2023 RASC-AL Forum in Cocoa Beach, Florida on June 12-14.
Details about the conference can be found at the link below:
Project RAINFROG has undergone a name change to project SCORPIUS.
Scorpius stands for Super-heavy Cargo Oriented Roving Platform with Integrated Utility Services. This acronym better fits the purpose and design of the mission, which includes not only lifting heavy cargo, but also versatility for other lunar supporting systems.
References to SCORPIUS are now updated to reflect this.
54 years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon for the first time in Human history.
The gravity felt on the moon is 1.63m/s^2 (That is 1/6 of what is felt on Earth)
RAINFROG will be traveling up to 1000m for each payload delivery (That is over 9 football fields long)